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Victor Conte On Luis Ortiz VADA Test Ahead Of Wilder Fight

Controversial and well known founder of BALCO Victor Conte speaks on the Luis Ortiz test result from VADA ahead of November 4th fight with Deontay Wilder.

The fallout since the World Boxing Council President tweeted that Luis Ortiz tested positive for a banned substance in a VADA test as part of his organization’s ‘Clean Boxing Program’ continues – as still officially on paper at least, the fight between Deontay Wilder and Luis Ortiz has not been cancelled as of yet.

There has been heavy doubt about whether it will go ahead however but as of this time, no official confirmation has come that the fight is cancelled.

Since the WBC President made his remark Cuban heavyweight Luis Ortiz’ management team have defended their man passionately.

They have said that the test result was only due to prescribed blood pressure medicine that Ortiz has been prescribed to take by a competent doctor.

Victor Conte, a man known the world over for his knowledge on situations like this, has now given his his view on what happened for fans who may or may not understand some of the testing protocols used in pro sports:

(Hat tip: Snac System YouTube)

As things stand the event still goes ahead on November 4th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has been expressing his disgust all week on Instagram since the news initially broke.